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Blessed comfort! while I'm sleeping

Appears in 2 hymnals

[Blessed comfort! while I'm sleeping]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: J. E. Gould Used With Text: Blessed Comfort

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Author: Rev. Alfred Taylor Hymnal: Songs of Gladness for the Sabbath School #44a (1869) First Line: Blessed comfort! while I'm sleeping Tune Title: [Blessed comfort! while I'm sleeping]

Blessed comfort! while I'm sleeping

Hymnal: Precious Hymns #252 (1885)

People

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Alfred Taylor

1831 - 1899 Person Name: Rev. Alfred Taylor Author of "Blessed Comfort" in Songs of Gladness for the Sabbath School

John E. Gould

1821 - 1875 Person Name: J. E. Gould Composer of "[Blessed comfort! while I'm sleeping]" in Songs of Gladness for the Sabbath School John Edgar Gould USA 1821-1875. Born in Bangor, ME, he became a musician. He managed music stores in New York City and Philadelphia, PA., the latter with composer partner, William Fischer. He married Josephine Louisa Barrows, and they had seven children: Blanche, Marie, Ida, John, Josephine, Josephine, and Augusta. He compiled eight religious songbooks from 1846 thru 1869. He died while traveling in Algiers, Africa, and was buried in Philadelphia, PA. John Perry